by Julietta Skoog from Sproutable – Certified Positive Discipline Advanced Trainer with an Ed.S Degree in School Psychology and a Masters Degree in School Counseling with over 20+ years of experience helping families in schools and homes. wheel-of-choice.png In the world of early childhood education, empowering children with important social and life skills is paramount. […]
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Empowering Vs. Enabling
empowering-vs-enabling.jpg We have become vividly aware of how skilled most of us are at being enabling with our children, and how unskilled we are at being empowering. Our definition of enabling is, ʺGetting between young people and life experiences to minimize the consequences of their choices.ʺ Enabling Includes: DOING TOO MUCH FOR THEM: Doing things for kids […]
Kindness and Firmness at the Same Time
by Dr. Jane Nelsen Rudolf Dreikurs taught the importance of being both kind and firm in our relations with children. Kindness is important in order to show respect for the child. Firmness is important in order to show respect for ourselves and for the needs of the situation. Authoritarian methods usually lack kindness. Permissive methods […]
The Positive Discipline Books
by Dr. Jane Nelsen I received an email from a person who wondered about the differences between the many Positive Discipline books. My guess is that many people have the same question so I created this very brief thumbnail description. pd-books.jpeg There is some overlap in all the Positive Discipline materials, but each book has […]
Positive Discipline Success Story – "I Need Your Help"
The following is a success story. ineedyourhelp.jpg So, my 2 year old (25.5 months old) has been giving me such a rough time with diaper changes. She has always been wiggly, even as a baby, and we do cloth diapers so it takes that much longer to get them on her… Lately it has been […]
What is Positive Discipline?
jane-nelsen-1980s-web02.jpg I feel amazed and grateful for the growth of Positive Discipline. There are so many wonderful people all around the world using Positive Discipline in their daily lives. Our Positive Discipline Association is growing every day and I see people encouraging and helping each other apply the principles of Positive Discipline. Unfortunately with […]
Positive Discipline Guidelines
Download a PDF Version | en español pd-guidelines-image.png 1.) Misbehaving children are discouraged children who have mistaken ideas on how to achieve their primary goal — to belong. Their mistaken ideas lead them to misbehavior. We cannot be effective unless we address the mistaken beliefs rather than just the misbehavior. 2.) Use encouragement to help children feel “belonging” so […]
7 Easy Ways to Connect with Kids
Click Here to Download 7 Easy Ways to Connect with Kids Infographic. Versión en español Connection is one of the first tools we present because it is foundational to every other tool. No one (parent or child) can be at his or her best until the feeling of connection is established. Connection is the foundation of […]
Routines
by Dr. Jane Nelsen routines-parents-web-small.jpg Recently I was asked why children need routine charts when adults don’t need them. I pointed out that many adults create lists to help them keep track of what they want to do during the day, week, or month—and feel such a sense of accomplishment when they get to cross […]
Using Candles to Deal with the Belief Behind the Behavior
There is a belief behind every behavior, but we usually only deal with the behavior. Dealing with the belief behind the behavior does not mean you don’t deal with the behavior. You are most effective when you are aware of both the behavior and the belief behind it. The following is a classic example of […]